Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Broken Link Manager Plugin
CVE-2025-12629

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Broken Link Manager
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 November 2025

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2025-12629?

The Broken Link Manager plugin for WordPress versions up to 0.6.5 is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to improper sanitization and escaping of parameters before they are output back to the web page. This weakness could be exploited by attackers to inject malicious scripts, particularly targeting high-privilege user roles such as administrators, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data breaches.

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Affected Version(s)

Broken Link Manager 0 <= 0.6.5

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2025-12629 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/528e9775-3a2d-4e52-92f7-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Yousof Nahya
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